Single-engine multi-purpose helicopter «holder of altitude world record»
Number of helicopters of this type at Swiss Helicopter: 20
Deployment of this machine
Passenger transport, VIP transfers, heliskiing, filming and photography flights, material transport (concrete, building materials etc.) assembly work, search and rescue flights, fire-fighting and disaster, missions, hut supply, logging (timber transport), recovery flights etc.
Factsheet Ecureuil H125 (AS 350 B3)
| Country of manufacture | France |
| First flight | 1998 |
| Turbine | Arriel 2B |
| Power | 847 hp/632 kW |
| Empty weight | 1'280 kg |
| Max. lifting capacity at sea level | 1'200 kg |
| Persons | 1 pilot and 5 pax |
| Kerosene consumption | Approx. 180 l/h |
| Max. flight duration | 2 h 50 min. |
| Range | 600 km |
| Max. speed | 287 km/h |
| Cruising speed | 225 km/h |
| Max. operating height | 7'000 m altitude |
| Rotor rotation speed | 393 r/min. |
